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Sagehens Shine in 2025: The Year that Was at Pomona

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Four New Students Reflect on Their First Semester at Pomona

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Pomona Students Get Inside Look at the San Francisco Fed

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Emeritus Professor Hans Palmer
In Memoriam: Former Dean of the College and Emeritus Professor of Economics Hans Palmer
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Emeritus Professor of Economics Hans C. Palmer, a former dean of the College and a member of the Pomona faculty for 46 years, died on May 26. He was 89.
Jerome Rinkus, professor of Russian
In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Jerome J. Rinkus
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Jerome J. Rinkus, a professor of Russian language and literature at Pomona College for three decades, has died. 
Bob Tranquada
In Memoriam: Former Board of Trustees Chair Robert E. “Bob” Tranquada ’51
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Robert E. “Bob” Tranquada ’51, former chair of the Pomona College Board of Trustees and former dean of the medical school at USC, passed away Sunday, December 4. He was 92.
James Taylor
In Memoriam: Theatre Professor Emeritus Jim Taylor
Friday, November 18, 2022
Theatre Professor Emeritus Jim Taylor, who taught at Pomona College for three decades, has died.
In class with Professor of Anthropology Dru Gladney
In Memoriam: Anthropology Professor Dru Gladney
Friday, March 18, 2022
Anthropology Professor Dru Gladney, a leading expert on the peoples and cultures along the past and present Silk Road, passed away yesterday suddenly and unexpectedly. He was 65 years old.
lee mcdonald, emeriti faculty, dean of the college, politics, in memoriam
In Memoriam: Former Dean of the College and Emeritus Professor of Politics Lee C. McDonald ’48
Friday, January 7, 2022
Emeritus Professor of Politics Lee McDonald ’48 passed away on Dec. 29, 2021. McDonald taught government and political theory from 1952 to 1990, serving as dean of the College from 1970 to 1975.
laura hoopes portrair, former dean of the College
In Memoriam: Former Dean of the College and Emerita Professor of Biology Laura Mays Hoopes
Friday, October 29, 2021
Laura Mays Hoopes, Halstead-Bent Emerita Professor of Biology, has passed away. She served as Pomona College’s vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College from 1993 to 1998.
Dixie Lewis, class of 2024
Remembering Dixie Lewis ’24
Friday, May 28, 2021
With deep sadness, we share the tragic news that Dixie Lewis ’24, a rising sophomore and member of the softball team, passed away Tuesday in a car accident.
Headshot of Bill Wirtz
In Memoriam: Professor of Zoology and Biology William Wirtz
Thursday, January 7, 2021

Emeritus Professor of Zoology and Biology William Wirtz died at home on Dec. 24, 2020, after a long illness. He was 83.

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